The Xu Mansion began with Taiping King Xu Zhengqi.
It was the first family of the founding nobles of the Tang Dynasty and shared weal and woe with the royal family.
Mrs. Xu was an orphan adopted by Emperor Taizu, the founder of the Tang Dynasty. She later became Xu Zhengqi's adoptive father and eventually married Xu Zhengqi's third son.
An orphan girl of unknown origin once stood at the top of the pyramid of the Tang Dynasty.
In front of me, there is endless honor and favor.
Behind him, the sorrow and glory are even greater.
The nobles, royal family, civil and military ministers all over the capital rushed to the Xu Mansion to express their condolences to Mrs. Xu.
On this day, the capital was deserted, and the streets were filled with white paper.
But while dealing with Mrs. Xu's death, there is one more thing that must be investigated clearly.
Mrs. Xu was poisoned to death. If we don’t find out who did this, how can we comfort Mrs. Xu’s spirit in heaven
"Xu Yuanzu, is this the truth you found?"
The Queen Mother looked at the two people who were taken down by Xu Yuanzu, and her expression was not ordinary ugly.
Of these two people, one is a nanny who has been with Mrs. Xu for many years, and the other little girl is a child of the Xu family. Both of them had no reason to poison Mrs. Xu, both emotionally and rationally.
"Back to the Queen Mother, no, no!"
Xu Yuanzu responded quickly, "I, I just controlled the two people who last saw the old lady. I don't know the truth yet!"
As a person who came to the capital from the countryside, even if he was admitted as a scholar, Xu Yuanzu still seemed a bit petty and awkward when facing the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Xu Yuanzu with disgust, looked at the eldest princess who was accompanying him, and asked the eldest princess to take over the investigation of this matter.
"Don't worry, Sister-in-law, I will definitely find out the truth to comfort the old lady's spirit in heaven!"
The eldest princess took on this job without hesitation.
Isn't it just investigating the case
Old Taijun Xu died of poisoning. As long as the person who handled the bird's nest used by Old Taijun is found out, then if the real culprit cannot be found, then all the people involved will be killed. Although there is a wrongful killing, that is The murderer is also unable to escape.
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Mrs. Xu passed away, and news quickly spread throughout the capital.
As soon as Xu Shuo, Duke of Dingguo, who was far away in the cold land of the north to exterminate the savages, received the news, he immediately dropped his errands and traveled back to the capital at starry night.
Although he has been expelled from the Xu Mansion, Mrs. Xu is still his mother.
How could he not be present when his mother passed away
As for the job of exterminating the savages, love whoever you want.
Xu Shuo, who had already suffered a disastrous defeat, had long wanted to return to the capital. Now that he had such a sufficient excuse, how could he still hesitate
Xu Shuo ran without any hesitation.
Compared to Xu Shuo's crisp approach, Emperor Yongping, who was far away in Jingbian City, Qifeng Prefecture, was still hesitant.
He is the charioteer himself!
Now that the war situation is stalemate, Datang's side is already at a disadvantage.
If he, the emperor, left like this, the result would be even worse if morale plummeted.
However, Emperor Yongping also understood that even if he stayed in Jingbian City, his impact on the overall situation would be minimal.
Taking advantage of the death of Mrs. Xu, it was more or less reasonable for him to return to Beijing with his teacher.
"Eunuch Lan, what do you think?"
Emperor Yongping looked at Eunuch Lan next to him and asked thoughtfully.
Eunuch Lan, who had been working for Emperor Yongping for a long time, used to keep silent and work as a close bodyguard and eunuch. But now that he has spoken, he can only continue to speak.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the old lady has a noble status and she was killed by a thief. Your Majesty, you should return to the capital!"
"Okay, then convey my decree and return to the court immediately!"
After experiencing this time, Emperor Yongping no longer had any intention of making achievements.
This person, unless he is severely beaten by society, will never know what he can and cannot do.
He once thought about becoming the best among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty based on his own ability, but Emperor Yongping also really worked hard. He even risked his own life.
Now, he is finally awake.
He is only suitable to sit in the Qiantian Palace and strategize.
As for fighting on the battlefield and attacking foreign enemies, these things still have to be left to others. This other person, such as King Yan, such as Marquis Wu Cheng, such as Uncle Yongwu...
However, these noble families and military generals in the capital who have been passed down since the founding of the country no longer have the ability of their ancestors and must be slowly eliminated.
Emperor Yongping, who had not yet returned to the capital, was already thinking about how to deal with these dead nobles and generals.
As an emperor, his thoughts are still very positive.
It's a pity that after a hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, no matter whether it was a noble family or a family of military generals, everything had become a climate. If Emperor Yongping had the rashness to try to cut everything across the board, he would probably be beaten up by society again. If he was unlucky, he would be lost. A life is possible.
When Emperor Yongping's order to return to the court was conveyed, the soldiers and horses of the North and South Battalions staying in Jingbian City instantly burst into thunderous roars of joy.
During the past hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, not only the noble families had fallen, but even the two battalions of the North and South, which were once good at fighting, had become mere showpieces.
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Linyi City, Xiangyi Prefecture, is the prefect's Yamen.
Mr. Xu also received the news of the death of Mrs. Xu Mansion, and the news came from the Xiangyi Mansion carriage caravan traveling to the capital.
Under the operation of Boss Xu, the official carriages of Xiangyi Prefecture have formed a very special intelligence system.
"Dad, tell me, is it time for the emperor to return to the imperial court?"
After receiving the news of Mrs. Xu's passing, Mr. Xu immediately found Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu smiled and said: "As long as he still has brains, he will definitely return to the court."
"Dad, then we don't have to go to Qifeng Mansion?"
Xu Laoer suddenly looked happy. He no longer wanted to help the dog emperor fight the war.
"No, we have to go, and we have to go quickly!"
Mr. Xu gave a completely opposite answer this time.
"The emperor is returning to the court, but in Jingbian City, there will definitely be a lot of soldiers, horses, grain, grass and weapons left behind. These are all good things. Whoever gets them will belong to him!"
Now that chaos in the world has become a foregone conclusion, they naturally have to do their best to enrich their own strength.
Emperor Yongping personally marched, and Jingbian City of Qifeng Prefecture not only gathered the soldiers and horses brought by Emperor Yongping from the capital, but also the suppressing troops of Qifeng Prefecture and Donglin Prefecture.
When Emperor Yongping returns to Beijing, the soldiers and horses of the North and South Battalions will definitely follow him back to Beijing, but 90% of the troops belonging to Qifeng Mansion and Donglin Mansion will stay.
Mr. Xu had the idea of these soldiers.
If they operate properly, Qifeng Mansion and Donglin Mansion will be under their control.
As long as Xiangyi Mansion, Donglin Mansion and Qifeng Mansion are controlled, then they can enter Longxi Mansion and expel all the Northern Barbarians wandering within Longxi Mansion.
By then, all the four prefectures in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty would be in the hands of the old Xu family.
This is called strategizing! (End of chapter)